[Amps] Automotive Relays

[David Cutter]

That begs a question I've often puzzled over:  how does a contact rated at 
10A cope with uV level signals, particularly after the gold flash has gone ?

David
G3UNA


>I did a survey about 15 years ago on CQ-Contest (then the only reflector
> available).  IIRC, there were essentially no complaints about the
> Ameritron RCS-8 or the TopTen remote relay box.  I used two TopTens for
> maybe 10 years, often operating into >3:1 SWRs at >1200 watts (for
> example, running an 80m array cut for CW up in the DX phone window) and
> never had any relay problems.  Currently using an RCS-10, which can have
> up to 7 relays in the RF path.  Will be interesting to see how it holds 
> up.
>
> Right now my Array Solutions Stackmatch has a bad relay (dirty?).
> Symptom is occasional high SWR and a lack of received signal on the
> lower antenna in my tribander stack.  If I send a little high power RF
> through it things are then fine.
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
>